Jar holder



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Patented Aug.. 25T, 1925..

i fil AVERY J". LAUBER, OF STORM LAKE, IOWA.

TAR HOLDER.

Application tiled October 29, 1924. Serial No. 746,576.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, AVERY J. LAUBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Storm Lake, in the county of Buena Vista and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in J ar Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders especially adapted for use in holding preserve jars, cans and the like either during the application of the cap thereto or during the removalor loosening of the cap.

Briefly stated, an important object of this invention is to provide a jar holder having a platform upon which the jar or the like may be mounted and the platform is provided with a plurality of jar-engaging devices by means of which the jar or the like may be securely and positively gripped by the use of one hand, while the other may manipulate the ar cap or be free for other purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of the character specified which is of highly simplified construction, durable in use, and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective of the improved holder; and

Fig. 2 is a detail view through the same;

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a channeled base having its longitudinal edges provided with flanges 6 by means of which the platform or base is supported in spaced relation to the table or the like upon which the device is mounted. This makes it unnecessary to entirely clean the surface upon which the platform is mounted. That is to say, in the case of small articles such as knives on the table it is not necessary toremove the same in preparing to position the platform on'the table.

In carrying out the invention the platform is provided at one end with a plurality of spaced posts or jar engaging members 9 of rubber or the like and the posts are rigidly secured to the platform by means of bolts 10 or other suitable fastening devices which entend vertically through the posts and the platform. rIhe inner surfaces of the posts 9 may be curved or slightly recessed as illustrated in Fig. 1 to approximately conform to the curvature of the jar. However, as the posts are yieldable to some extent the inner surfaces of the posts will adapt themselves to the curvature of the jar which is engaged regardless of the size of the same within reasonable limits.

A longitudinally movable member 12 is mounted on the platform 5 and is provided at its forward end with a jar engaging rubber 14: which cooperates with the posts 9 in holding the jar firmly in place.

Fig. 1 illustrates that the bar 12 which is rectangular in cross-section is confined between a pair of opposed parallel guide strips or plates 16. The guide strips 16 are approximately Z-shaped in cross-section and are provided with laterally projecting base flanges 18 which are secured in any suitable manner as indicated at 19 to the platform. It will be seen that the bar 12 may be moved longitudinally between the guide strips 16 and by reference to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the bar 12 is provided intermediate the ends thereof with a socket 22 for the reception of the short downwardly directed branch 211 of a main actuating lever 26. The main actuating lever 26 is provided at its forward portion with laterally projecting pins 28 adapted to be selectively received in pairs of notches 30 in the upstanding flanges 32 of the Z-shaped guide strips 16.

The rear portion of the lever 26 is curved longitudinally and when the same is swung downwardly by the operator it will be more or less in proximity to the platform 5 and the bar 12 will be advanced so that the members 9 and 14 will hold the jar at spaced points and securely hold the jar so that the cap may be either applied or removed. The rear end of the bar 12 is beveled olf as indicated at 36 to accommodate the lever 26.

With reference to the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it will be seen that a jar of any standard size may be mounted on the platform 5 and securely engaged by the members 9 and 14 and the laterally projecting pins 28 will be positioned in the proper notches 30. That is to say, the laterally projecting pins 28 will be positioned in the notches 30 which position the bar 12 properly with respect to the jar.

When the lever is swung downwardly the jar will be securely engaged and so held as long as the lever is held down, the other hand being in the meantime applied to inounrt or remove the jar cap or to serve some other purpose. The jar is free for removal the moment the pressure on the lever is released, enabling tlie'rapid handling of the jars. The pressure of the hand on the lever also serves'to station the appliance where set, but holding it down, so that it need not be attached to the table or any other liXed base 'for purposes of stability.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A jar holder comprising a base, posts carried by the base, a longitudinally movable bar having its forward end provided with means for engaging a jar, a pair of guide stripshaving laterally projecting flanges secured to the base, said strips being arranged at opposite sides of said bar to guide the same, said strips also being provided with upstanding flanges having notches, and a lever having laterally projecting pins selectively received in said notches, said bar being provided with a socket in its upper surface for the reception of the forward portion of said lever, the rear portion of said lever being curved longitudinally.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signatureP y Avisar Jg LAUBER. 

